# Merritt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/merritt/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 45,594 |
| US rank (2010) | 756 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,772 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (44,626 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Merritt in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Merritt in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Australia.

## People named Merritt

- LaShawn Merritt, American track and field athlete
- Aries Merritt, American hurdler
- Abraham Grace Merritt, American author (1884-1943)
- Anna Lea Merritt, American painter (1844-1930)
- Stephin Merritt, American musician
- Chris Merritt, American baritenor
- George Merritt, British actor (1890-1977)
- Jymie Merritt, American bassist (1926–2020)
- Tift Merritt, American musician
- Amber Merritt, Australian female wheelchair basketball player Paralympian
- Lil Tjay, American rapper

## Similar surnames

Marriott, Merida, Marte, Morehead, Martí, Marty, Moorehead, Marotta, Moorhead, Moretti, Murtha, Murrieta.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.